Using Electronic Storybooks to Support Word Learning in Children With Severe Language Impairments.
Novel word learning is reported to be problematic for children with severe language impairments (SLI). In this study, we tested electronic storybooks as a tool to support vocabulary acquisition in SLI children. In Experiment 1, 29 kindergarten SLI children heard four e-books each four times: (a) two...
| Published in: | Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 47; no. 5; pp. 435 - 450 |
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| Format: | pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Sep/Oct2014
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